Cameron Dicker matched his career high of five field goals, including the tiebreaking 54-yarder in overtime, to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 22-19 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night at Inglewood, Calif.
Tony Jefferson made the game-sealing interception with 2:29 left in the extra session as the Chargers (9-4) won for the fifth time in six games.
Jalen Hurts threw a career-worst four interceptions and also lost a fumble for the Eagles (8-5), who lost their third consecutive game. Hurts committed two of his turnovers on one play, something that had never before happened, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The Chargers contributed three turnovers of their own to the sloppy affair to give the teams a combined eight for the game.
Los Angeles’ Justin Herbert finished 12-of-26 passing for 139 yards, one touchdown and one interception and also rushed for 66 yards on 10 carries while playing with a fractured left hand. He underwent surgery on Dec. 1.
Omarion Hampton had a scoring reception for the Chargers (9-4), who moved ahead on Dicker’s go-ahead field goal with 6:24 remaining in the extra session.
The Eagles had a first down at the Chargers’ 17-yard line before the final play. Hurts’ throw was tipped by Cam Hart and fell into Jefferson’s hands at the 1.
Saquon Barkley rushed for 122 yards and a long touchdown on 20 carries for the Eagles. Hurts completed 21 of 40 passes for 240 yards while Jalyx Hunt recorded 2.5 of Philadelphia’s seven sacks.
Dicker forced overtime with a 46-yard field goal with eight seconds left. Jake Elliott had kicked a 44-yarder with 2:16 left to give the Eagles a 19-16 edge.
Barkley’s 52-yard scoring run on the initial play of the fourth quarter gave Philadelphia its first lead of the night at 16-13.
Hart’s interception of Hurts nearly four minutes later set up Dicker for a tying 31-yard field goal with 7:26 left in the game.
The teams combined for six first-half turnovers — including three on one play — as the Chargers led 10-6 at halftime.
The Chargers led 7-3 in the second quarter when Da’Shawn Hand intercepted Hurts at the Los Angeles 17 and gained seven yards before fumbling. Hurts recovered at the 33, but he fumbled and Troy Dye of the Chargers recovered at his own 43 with 8:19 to play.
The sequence set up a 45-yard field goal by Dicker to give Los Angeles a 10-3 lead with 4:55 left in the first half. Elliott booted a 30-yard field goal for the Eagles with 48 seconds remaining.
The Chargers scored the game’s first points when Herbert tossed a 4-yard scoring pass to Hampton with 8:49 left in the first. Five-plus minutes later, Elliott kicked a 41-yard field goal to get Philadelphia on the board.
–Field Level Media
